Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 02 Jan 2026 GMT
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 3AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jan)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (03 Jan)15ft (4.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NNE
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
NNE
3
NNE
4
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
NNE
3.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
3
N
2.2
N
2
NNE
1.9
N
2.2
N
2.5
N
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)1111101010101111111111111110101010101088121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33852963292319801652311544224585470941403657321326032291150813461594904727499638174519761202
Wind
(km/h)
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
20
N
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
15
NW
30
N
30
NW
40
WNW
35
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
3.31
12:21PM
3.37
1:00AM
3.38
1:09PM
3.50
1:51AM
3.38
1:54PM
3.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09AM
0.40
6:35PM
0.05
6:56AM
0.38
7:25PM
-0.08
7:41AM
0.41
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise----8:48-------8:47-------8:47---
Sunset------3:34-------3:36-------3:37-
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
112-21---------12--11-22
Temp. °C223232111111112221123232
Feels °C (?)-11-11-10-4-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-10-8-9-9-9-5-6-5-8-6-5
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